Judging Amy is an American television drama that aired from September 19, 1999 until May 3, 2005 on CBS. Within the genre of legal drama on television, Judging Amy is unique for its emphasis on examining issues related to domestic family life. Its main character is a judge who serves in a family court, and in addition to the family-related cases that she adjudicates, many episodes of the show focus on her own experiences as a divorced parent and on the experiences of her mother, a social worker concerned with child welfare.